16 Artists Included on List of 100 Most Influential People

Heroes of the year 2015 in the "artist" category are Richard Linklater, Alexander Wang, Chris Ofili and 13 more people.

TIMEpublished the traditional April list of the 100 Most Influential People. The list is divided into the five categories: Titans, Pioneers, Artists, Leaders, and Icons. Instead of the usual biographical information, the journalists asked celebrities to write a few words about the winners. Martha Stewart wrote about Kim Kardashian, Petro Poroshenko — about Angela Merkel, Yoko Ono — about Haruki Murakami.